Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows Netherlands's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Netherlands

Year: 2011(7 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD673(7)[1]387(3)[1]220(3)[1]114(2)64(1)33(1)16(1)
>= 50 mln USD388(2)[1]215(2)[1]118(2)[1]57(1)36(1)20(1)11(1)
>= 100 mln USD248(2)[1]135(2)[1]75(2)[1]30(1)18(1)10(1)7(1)
>= 200 mln USD147(1)[1]81(1)[1]45(1)[1]171275
>= 500 mln USD50(1)[1]28(1)[1]17(1)[1]6643

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201197.85%182,037,001
2Russian Federation7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201164.63%40,036,495
3Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201151.68%649,598,974
4Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201137.61%16,406,620
5Russian Federation8112Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), articles of these metals, including waste and scrap201136.09%43,353,467
6Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201135.32%45,562,523
7Russian Federation7503Nickel; waste and scrap201133.30%12,448,369

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.